title
Resolution providing for the acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh from the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County of its rights, title and interest in and to certain property in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh for public purpose to become part of the I-579 Cap Project.
body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh are authorized to accept a special warranty deed from the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to transfer certain vacant property in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh to become part of the I-579 Cap Project. Any costs of closing of the property for this transfer from the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to the City of Pittsburgh, including recording fees, and transfer taxes, are to be borne by the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh.
The property is described as follows:
THAT CERTAIN piece of ground situate in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being Open Space “H” in the Lower hill Planned Development District Subdivision Plan No. 2 as recorded in the Department of Real Estate of Allegheny County in Plan Book Volume 295, Page 61, being more particularly described to wit:
Beginning at a point on the westerly right of way line of Washington Place, a 120 foot right of way, where the same is intersected by the dividing line of Open Space “H” and Parcel “H-R” in said plan; thence along said right of way line South 19º 37’ 25” East a distance of 125.80 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of Centre Avenue, a variable width right of way; thence along said right of way line of Centre Avenue North 89º 07’ 25” West a distance of 65.26 feet to a point of curvature; thence along the same in a southwesterly direction by an arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 847.50 feet an arc distance of 189.79 feet, a chord bearing of South 84º 27’ 39” West a chord distance of 189.40 feet to a point; thence along the same North 65º 22’ 25” West a distance of 4.15 feet to a point; thence still along the same and along Open Space “Cap” in said plan North 24º 37’ 35” East a distance of 192.50 feet to a point; thence still along said Open Space “Cap” North 23º 20’ 22” East a distance of 114.21 feet to a point on the southerly right of way line of Webster Avenue, a variable width right of way; thence along said right of way line North 72º 26’ 24” East a distance of 3.86 feet to a point; thence along the same North 23º 20’ 22” East a distance of 3.75 feet to a point; thence still along the same North 72º 26’ 24” East a distance of 29.25 feet to a point on the aforementioned right of way line of Washington Place; thence along said right of way line of Washington Place South 19º 37’ 25” East a distance of 19.05 feet to a point on said right of way line at the dividing line of Open Space “H“ and Parcel “H-R” in said plan; thence along said dividing line South 70º 22’ 35” West a distance of 5.00 feet to a point; thence along the same South 24º 22’ 58” West a distance of 155.00 feet to a point; thence along the same South 65º 32’ 11” East a distance of 40.00 feet to a point; thence along the same North 89º 25’ 11” East a distance of 32.75 feet to a point; thence still along the same North 70º 22’ 35” East a distance of 53.00 feet to a point at the place of beginning.
Containing an area of 28, 966.6576 s. f. or 0.6650 acres.
Being a portion of Block and Lot 2-B-400.
BEING part of the same property conveyed to the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County by deed from the Public Auditorium Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County dated August 4, 2015 and recorded August 6, 2015 in Deed Book Volume 16076, page 82.